TokyoBlue
@tokyoblue.bsky.social
A life scientist turned machine learning engineer. Working mostly with LLMs. I play with all sorts of generative stuff whenever I can.
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Truth Socialってなかなかバカにできないというか怖いな〜と思うのは、あれ使ってる人って毎日"Truth"という名前のアプリを開いて、Truth（旧Twitterでいうtweet）を読んでるんですよね。
そこでTrumpが日々発出するTruthを読んで、それをReTruth（旧Twitterでいうリツイート）するわけ。トランプが発信する内容は常にtruthになる。
一般語彙としてのtruthとSNSサービス内の技術用語としてのtruthが一緒になって、"truth"という概念のインテグリティが破壊されてしまっている。
そこでTrumpが日々発出するTruthを読んで、それをReTruth（旧Twitterでいうリツイート）するわけ。トランプが発信する内容は常にtruthになる。
一般語彙としてのtruthとSNSサービス内の技術用語としてのtruthが一緒になって、"truth"という概念のインテグリティが破壊されてしまっている。
June 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Truth Socialってなかなかバカにできないというか怖いな〜と思うのは、あれ使ってる人って毎日"Truth"という名前のアプリを開いて、Truth（旧Twitterでいうtweet）を読んでるんですよね。
そこでTrumpが日々発出するTruthを読んで、それをReTruth（旧Twitterでいうリツイート）するわけ。トランプが発信する内容は常にtruthになる。
一般語彙としてのtruthとSNSサービス内の技術用語としてのtruthが一緒になって、"truth"という概念のインテグリティが破壊されてしまっている。
そこでTrumpが日々発出するTruthを読んで、それをReTruth（旧Twitterでいうリツイート）するわけ。トランプが発信する内容は常にtruthになる。
一般語彙としてのtruthとSNSサービス内の技術用語としてのtruthが一緒になって、"truth"という概念のインテグリティが破壊されてしまっている。
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Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever
Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."
www.404media.co
April 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
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Yesterday when I talked to @maxkozlov.bsky.social about this, I wondered which of my NIH-funded colleagues would have their grants cut.
All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal
Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yesterday when I talked to @maxkozlov.bsky.social about this, I wondered which of my NIH-funded colleagues would have their grants cut.
All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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US measles cases jumped 25% in one week, and Texas' count is now above 300. @jessicanix.bsky.social has more >
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Measles Cases Grow by 25% in One Week, as Total Reaches 378
US measles cases grew by 25% in a week to reach 378 this year, adding to an outbreak that has already outpaced last year’s total.
www.bloomberg.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
US measles cases jumped 25% in one week, and Texas' count is now above 300. @jessicanix.bsky.social has more >
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Avian flu: Robert F. Kennedy Jr, United States Secretary of Health, proposes to fight the virus by letting it circulate 🤦♀️
Grippe aviaire : Robert F. Kennedy Jr, ministre de la santé des Etats-Unis, propose de combattre le virus en le laissant circuler
Grippe aviaire : Robert F. Kennedy Jr, ministre de la santé des Etats-Unis, propose de combattre le virus en le laissant circuler
L’idée, reprise par la secrétaire d’Etat à l’agriculture, Brooke Rollins, inquiète scientifiques et vétérinaires. Cela donnerait l’occasion au virus de muter pour devenir plus dangereux.
www.lemonde.fr
March 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Avian flu: Robert F. Kennedy Jr, United States Secretary of Health, proposes to fight the virus by letting it circulate 🤦♀️
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U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7489528 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43434925)
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library
www.cbc.ca
March 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7489528 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43434925)
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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Not enough to cut funding. Now a list of over 20 health and life science topics that cannot be published by National Cancer Institute scientists without "oversight" (i.e. censorship).
NEW: Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism.
Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
propub.li
March 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Not enough to cut funding. Now a list of over 20 health and life science topics that cannot be published by National Cancer Institute scientists without "oversight" (i.e. censorship).
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Ending virology and vaccine research is far more dangerous than virology and vaccine research itself.
We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.
We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.
It is worth paying close attention to the new bill "Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act" introduced by Senator Roger Marshall.
If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines.
www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
🧵👇
If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines.
www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
🧵👇
February 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Ending virology and vaccine research is far more dangerous than virology and vaccine research itself.
We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.
We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.
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Key information and datasets have vanished from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s websites, alarming epidemiologists, other scientists and concerned American citizens.
CDC Information, Datasets Disappear From US Agency’s Websites
Key information and datasets have vanished from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s websites, alarming epidemiologists, other scientists and concerned American citizens.
www.bloomberg.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Key information and datasets have vanished from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s websites, alarming epidemiologists, other scientists and concerned American citizens.
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Tesla sues EU over tariffs on electric vehicles from China www.ft.com/content/178a...
Tesla sues EU over tariffs on electric vehicles from China
Decision marks latest confrontation between Elon Musk and Brussels
www.ft.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tesla sues EU over tariffs on electric vehicles from China www.ft.com/content/178a...
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When people ask about the image generator they should use, I point them at Google’s ImageFX for Imagen 3.
Midjourney is better for art, Recraft is better for workflows, etc. but Imagen 3 is just the easiest to use and most likely to produce what you want the first time. labs.google/fx/tools/ima...
Midjourney is better for art, Recraft is better for workflows, etc. but Imagen 3 is just the easiest to use and most likely to produce what you want the first time. labs.google/fx/tools/ima...
January 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
When people ask about the image generator they should use, I point them at Google’s ImageFX for Imagen 3.
Midjourney is better for art, Recraft is better for workflows, etc. but Imagen 3 is just the easiest to use and most likely to produce what you want the first time. labs.google/fx/tools/ima...
Midjourney is better for art, Recraft is better for workflows, etc. but Imagen 3 is just the easiest to use and most likely to produce what you want the first time. labs.google/fx/tools/ima...
Today is Martin Luther King’s day. What an irony.
January 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today is Martin Luther King’s day. What an irony.
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Still probably one of the best pieces ever written about the people who do go Nazi and what that looks like. This is from the 1940s but every time I read it the more I appreciate the game Dorothy Thompson played. 
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
November 14, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Still probably one of the best pieces ever written about the people who do go Nazi and what that looks like. This is from the 1940s but every time I read it the more I appreciate the game Dorothy Thompson played. 
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📢 Sky Follower Bridge Version 1.4.0 is here! (Chrome only)
You can import lists directly from X to Bluesky! 🚀
Try this experimental feature and share your thoughts! Thanks to dftflowers for their contributions.
www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
#SkyFollowerBridge
You can import lists directly from X to Bluesky! 🚀
Try this experimental feature and share your thoughts! Thanks to dftflowers for their contributions.
www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
#SkyFollowerBridge
November 29, 2024 at 1:25 PM
📢 Sky Follower Bridge Version 1.4.0 is here! (Chrome only)
You can import lists directly from X to Bluesky! 🚀
Try this experimental feature and share your thoughts! Thanks to dftflowers for their contributions.
www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
#SkyFollowerBridge
You can import lists directly from X to Bluesky! 🚀
Try this experimental feature and share your thoughts! Thanks to dftflowers for their contributions.
www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
#SkyFollowerBridge
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Rather than restricting data to only the richest and most powerful (as reddit, facebook, and twitter do), bsky makes it available to everyone.
Personally, I think that's a good thing.
Personally, I think that's a good thing.
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Rather than restricting data to only the richest and most powerful (as reddit, facebook, and twitter do), bsky makes it available to everyone.
Personally, I think that's a good thing.
Personally, I think that's a good thing.
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November 9, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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Women in AI: go.bsky.app/LaGDpqg
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You can also search all starter packs here: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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RL: go.bsky.app/3WPHcHg
Women in AI: go.bsky.app/LaGDpqg
NLP: go.bsky.app/SngwGeS
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Dog owners have 40% less dementia risk, while cats have little impact: Japan study
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
December 2, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Dog owners have 40% less dementia risk, while cats have little impact: Japan study
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Sunrise above Delhi fog.
November 26, 2023 at 10:42 AM
Sunrise above Delhi fog.
A bug’s life. Chilling on a rock.
October 29, 2023 at 9:53 AM
A bug’s life. Chilling on a rock.
